NORTH AMERICAN FARM TEAM AFFILIATION
NATIONAL CITY BANKERS AT EL CAJON VIRUS
05/22/2042
 
NORTH AMERICAN FARM TEAM AFFILIATION
NATIONAL CITY BANKERS AT EL CAJON VIRUS
GAME ID: 8068 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National City Bankers (18-19) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
El Cajon Virus (19-18) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 X 5 9 0
Down to Defeat Goes National City, 5-3
The El Cajon Virus defeated the National City Bankers, 5-3, in Baja Cali League action at Ballpark of El Cajon. El Cajon pitcher Manabu Ito had a standout performance. Ray Serna recorded the save, his 8th. The Virus raised their record to 19-18.

Forest Gómez aided the El Cajon cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the second baseman went 2-4 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs.

In postgame comments to the El Cajon Gazette, Gómez said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
NATIONAL CITY BATTING LINESCORE EL CAJON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Murata RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .258 2 6
S. Watanabe DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .310 1 12
B. Price 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .282 4 19
T. Jones CF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .242 3 18
J. Martínez C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .175 1 8
N. Kato SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .196 2 6
T. McCauley LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .221 3 10
D. Howard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .184 0 3
   a-S. Hughes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 0 3
B. Payne 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .159 2 6
   b-M. Medina PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 1 9
Totals 34 3 8 3 2 15 19      
a - S. Hughes pinch hit for D. Howard in the 9th
b - M. Medina pinch hit for B. Payne in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Payne (3, 3rd Inning off M. Ito, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Kato (2, 4th Inning off M. Ito, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Jones (6, 6th Inning off M. Ito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Jones (3, 3rd Inning off M. Ito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Murata 2 , T. Jones 6 , N. Kato 2 , S. Hughes , B. Payne 2 , M. Medina
2-out RBI: T. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Murata , T. McCauley , B. Payne
Sac Fly: B. Price
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kato-Howard-Price)
OF assists: 1 (Jones(Kawamura at home))
PB: J. Martínez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Padilla 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .304 0 6
F. Díaz DH 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 .294 1 7
M. Kawamura LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .309 5 18
F. Gómez 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .264 0 4
S. Escobar 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .220 2 10
   a-S. Le 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 0 3
J. García CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .274 2 7
M. Pollock SS 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 .217 2 13
C. Gilbert RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .236 1 10
R. González C 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 2 10
Totals 28 5 9 4 9 4 23      
a - S. Le substituted for S. Escobar in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Padilla 2 (6, 1st Inning off R. Howse, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Howse, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Díaz (9, 8th Inning off Y. Hsi, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Padilla 5 , F. Díaz 2 , M. Kawamura , F. Gómez 2 , S. Escobar , J. García
2-out RBI: A. Padilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kawamura , F. Gómez , J. García , M. Pollock , C. Gilbert , R. González
GIDP: S. Escobar
Sac Bunt: R. González
Sac Fly: M. Kawamura , F. Gómez
Team LOB: 11
NATIONAL CITY PITCHING LINESCORE EL CAJON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Howse L (3-4) 5.2 5 4 3 7 3 0 108 3.24   
J. Johnson 1.2 3 1 1 2 1 0 47 2.16   
Y. Hsi 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Howse 41
Batters Faced: R. Howse 28, J. Johnson 9, Y. Hsi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Howse 6-7, J. Johnson 3-0, Y. Hsi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Howse 108-56, J. Johnson 47-28, Y. Hsi 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Johnson 1-0 , Y. Hsi 1-1
WP: R. Howse
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Ito W (3-3) 7.0 6 3 3 1 11 1 97 3.17   
N. Taylor H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.97   
R. Serna SV (8) 1.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 29 13.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Ito 63
Batters Faced: M. Ito 28, N. Taylor 3, R. Serna 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Ito 3-7, N. Taylor 1-1, R. Serna 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Ito 97-65, N. Taylor 9-7, R. Serna 29-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Manabu Ito
Ballpark: Ballpark of El Cajon
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 27139
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